conference
the futureprint tech speakers
Full agenda coming soon - We’re finalising a two-day programme with sector leaders across Packaging & Labels, and Functional & Additive Manufacturing—plus an optional AI Conference on Day 2. Check back for session titles, timings and speaker line-up
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Frazer Chesterman
FuturePrint
Frazer began in recruitment, then publishing and events, and has 25+ years running shows. Joining FESPA in 2003, he revived a declining exhibition into a market leader. In 2011 he co-founded FM Brooks with Marcus Timson to launch new print events, notably InPrint. He sold the business to RELX in 2019.
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Marcus Timson
FuturePrint
Marcus entered print in 2006 at FESPA, becoming Sales & Marketing Director and helping globalise its exhibitions. In 2011 he left with Frazer Chesterman to establish FM Brooks, launching InPrint in Germany, Italy and the US; sold to RELX in 2019. He later co-founded FM Future and built the 16,000-strong FuturePrint community.
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Christophe Imbert
Lubrizol
Christophe Imbert is Global Market Manager at Lubrizol, based in Barcelona. An engineer with a PhD in polymer chemistry, he began in paper and packaging before joining Lubrizol in 2008. He has held laboratory, technical and marketing roles and now leads development of colour dispersions and components for inkjet inks, leveraging deep chemical innovation expertise.
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Emma Barry
Domino Printing
Emma Barry is Global Product Marketing Manager at Domino Printing, leading worldwide launches for label and corrugated presses and driving market presence and engagement. Previously at Xaar, she led new product campaigns and helped shape strategy. She brings deep expertise in product positioning, brand strategy and go-to-market execution across printing and industrial sectors.
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Beate van Loo-Born
Physik Instrumente
Beate van Loo-Born is a corporate executive specialising in financial services, data and sustainability. Her leadership spans UBS, the Swiss Stock Exchange and the non-profit Climate Arc. In January 2025 she became Group CFO of Physik Instrumente (PI), driving finance transformation, performance management and responsible growth at the precision-motion manufacturer.
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Lionel Petton
Cabot Corporation
With a background in polymer and formulation science, Lionel led R&D teams developing pigment dispersions for coatings and inkjet, later overseeing sourcing. He then moved into speciality chemical distribution as an account manager. Now Cabot’s Senior Technical Services Manager for inkjet, he advises on water-based pigment dispersions and steers innovation around unmet needs and market trends.
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Elisa Santella
GREWUS GmbH
Elisa Santella, founding member and Managing Director of GREWUS GmbH, leads Haptic Key Accounts. GREWUS develops acoustic components and haptic actuators, supporting customers integrating active haptics. With 20+ years in the automotive industry, she chairs the Haptics Industry Forum’s Automotive Working Group, serves on its Board, co-founded the Haptics Alliance, and founded the interACTIVE HAPTICS conference.
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Bas Buser
Plasmatreat
Bas Buser is Global Market Segment Manager for Printing Applications at Plasmatreat. An expert in plasma-enhanced printing, he previously served as a process improvement engineer in manufacturing. He helps customers deploy plasma technologies to boost adhesion, print quality and efficiency across packaging, labels and industrial components, translating process know-how into measurable production gains.
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Jasmine Geerinckx
IACS
I am the co-founder of IACS, an engineering company specializing in compact and robust industrial inkjet printing systems. With over 30 years of experience in business development, strategic marketing, technology sales, product management, and relationship building in international B2B environments, I’m passionate about taking on new challenges and continuously learning.
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Dr Peter Brown
42 Technology
Dr Peter Brown, a Cambridge-trained physicist (PhD in semiconducting polymers), develops innovative manufacturing methods in digital deposition and precision coating. He specialises in printing challenging functional fluids beyond conventional inkjet. At 42 Technology, he leads business development and proactive networking for Manufacturing Innovation, with a particular focus on US clients and partnerships.
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Anais Bianchi
Kelenn Technology
Dr Anaïs Bianchi is a nanotechnology specialist with academic research in France and Japan and entrepreneurship training at CentraleSupélec. Former CTO of Bichromatics and CEO of Cocapec, she developed conductive inks for electronics. Since 2023 at KELENN Technology, she leads R&D and industrial projects; in 2024 she became Director of KTLabs and joined the executive committee.
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Els Mannekens
ChemStream
Dr Els Mannekens, an organic chemist with a PhD from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2001), has spent 13 years at ChemStream as Senior Formulation Chemist. She specialises in UV-curable inkjet inks for 2D and 3D printing, nano-pigment dispersions and synthesis of superabsorbent polymers, translating research into robust industrial formulations and applications.
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Dr Simon Daplyn
Sun Chemical
Dr Simon Daplyn is Product & Marketing Manager for Sun Chemical’s digital inks. With 20+ years in digital print, he has worked across product development, commercialisation, sales and marketing, specialising in aqueous technologies. Since joining in 2020, he leads product strategy to support inkjet adoption and advance sustainable technology across digital print markets.
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Martin Letzner
Matti Group
Since 2023, Martin Letzner has served as Matti Group’s Chief Sales Officer, responsible for global marketing, sales and strategic direction. His strengths include capital-goods sales consulting, organising and managing subsidiaries across Europe, Asia, the USA and the UK, and long experience in product management, project management and marketing in SMEs and large companies.
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Charles Lissenburg
Keypoint Intelligence
Charles Lissenburg is Director of European Sales & Production Services at Keypoint Intelligence (since 2025). A seasoned print and imaging executive, he previously held senior roles at EFI, SPGPrints, AVT and Konica Minolta, including VP Worldwide OEM Sales. He studied Business Economics at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and completed the NIMA-C written exam.
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Aliasgar Eranpurwala
Seiko Instruments
Aliasgar Eranpurwala heads the Inkjet Printheads department at Seiko Instruments. An experienced sales executive in the inkjet sector, he holds an MSc in Automation Engineering from FH Aachen and an MBA from PowerMBA. He leads commercial strategy, OEM partnerships and solution integration, combining technical depth with global account development across industrial printing markets.
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Didier Rousseau
Kelenn Technology
Founder and CEO of KELENN Technology, Didier Rousseau is a veteran technology leader driving innovation in digital printing, printed electronics and image processing. With 25+ years’ experience, he has built high-tech companies, led international teams and forged strategic partnerships with major OEMs and institutions, cementing Kelenn’s position as a sector leader.
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Holly Steedman
IST INTECH
An Integration Engineering graduate, Holly Steedman has devoted her career to print and coatings, delivering scalable, application-fit solutions. She has held senior product management and technology roles at Marabu GmbH and Industrial Inkjet Ltd, after starting at Fujifilm Speciality Ink Systems, combining cross-functional leadership with deep materials and process expertise.
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Justin Noble
Xaar
Justin Noble is a senior leader across high-tech development and manufacturing, spanning R&D, operations and commercial roles. Skilled in change management, strategy and process design, his expertise covers NPD, design for manufacture, root-cause analysis and production. He holds a First-Class BSc (Hons) in Computer-Aided Product Design from the University of Portsmouth.
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John Corrall
Industrial Inkjet
John Corrall is founder and chairman of Industrial Inkjet (IIJ) Ltd and IIJ Inc. With 35 years in inkjet, he previously held senior roles at Domino, Videojet, Xaar and Xennia. He now guides IIJ’s technology roadmap and client solutions, bringing deep market and engineering experience to complex integration projects worldwide.
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Mike Seal
Megnajet
Mike Seal is a Chartered Engineer with 15 years in digital inkjet printing across business development, product management and field applications. He previously spent eight years in PCB manufacturing as Quality Manager, Sales Engineering Manager and Senior Production Engineer, bringing end-to-end technical and commercial experience to complex industrial projects and customer integrations.
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Thomas Amrein
Matti Group
Thomas Amrein leads global marketing and sales and sets company strategy at Matti Group. Drawing on extensive experience across firms of all sizes, he acquired Matti Group in 2015 and has served as CEO since, overseeing international growth, commercial execution, innovation programmes and long-term direction with a strong customer and partner focus.
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Richard Darling
Global Inkjet Systems
Richard Darling is a pragmatic champion of industrial inkjet, known for challenging assumptions to uncover where inkjet delivers real value. He has worked with leading printer and printhead manufacturers, advising on applications, strategy and adoption, and bridging commercial insight with technical implementation to accelerate practical deployment from pilot to scaled production.
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Peter Van Steenacker
Tigres
Peter van Steenacker is Sales Manager for northern Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the UK, with extensive expertise in plasma treatment and coatings for 3D objects. Active since 1998, he works across corona systems, vacuum plasma and plasma nozzles, delivers seminars and international training, and leads the PlasmaXperience programme for advanced applications.
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Mikael Boedler
Inkatronic
Experienced Development Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the printing industry.
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Ken Stack
Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS)
Ken Stack is a seasoned leader in digital printing. He co-founded Jetrion, a trailblazer in digital label printing later acquired by EFI, where he helped advance UV inkjet for packaging. Through Proximus, he advised companies on adopting advanced print technologies for manufacturing. Today, as Chairman of Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS), Ken guides the company’s strategy as a global leader in industrial inkjet integration, continuing to shape the evolution of digital and industrial printing worldwide.